Your patching the compiler is basically jury nullification. Doing that though, creates a huge mess in terms of interpreting the overall effect on precedent. Sho

Your patching the compiler is basically jury nullification. Doing that though, creates a huge mess in terms of interpreting the overall effect on precedent. Should jury nullification occur, it is almost certain that in the long run, there will end up being legislative clarification or revisiting of what led to it. Nullification, however, is the last bulwark against an overzealous State, and a powerful signal of no confidence. It's so destructive to the credibility of the system, it is one of the few things I can honestly say is only spoken of in hushed contexts, and with dread by many because of the unpleasant nature of the circumstances that warrant the existence of such a safeguard. No one wants to believe a government could get so out of hand it has to get reined in in such a way. It can though. That's why it's important.